here is what the "washington post" is reporting. savings for health and retirement programs, necessary to sell tax hikes to gop lawmakers, obama's proposed $350 billion in health of savings and boehner has suggested a $600 billion from health programs, and an additional $200 billion from using a stingier measure of inflation, reducing cost of living increases for social security recipients." how do you think this is going it go over? >> first of all, remember, we already passed nearly $1 trillion in savings in the budget last year. that ought to count toward this deal. that is a done deal. we passed it last year in the budget control act. moving forward, the president has put nearly 350 billion in savings in entitlement reform on the table. what i fundamentally disagree with in terms of the republican proposal. they want to do it out of benefits side. what you are talking about is it called chain cpi. an immediate and drastic hit to social security benefits for seniors, now, today. we have always said we will negotiate strengthening